Objectives:

The California Military Family Relief Fund (CMFRF) was established to provide short term, financial assistance in the form of grants to California National Guard members and/or families impacted by mobilization and deployment who meet criteria listed below. 

Eligibility Criteria:

Members of the California National Guard or Reserve Forces of the United States may be eligible for financial aid based on the following criteria.

• Current member of the California National Guard or Reserve Forces of the United States in good standing
• Current California resident
• Deployment to active duty for at least 60 consecutive days in Title 10 USC status
• The military salary of the member, combined with any ongoing partial receipt of civilian salary, has decreased by 10 percent or more from the member's civilian salary, or household income of  the member's family has decreased by 10 percent or more from the member's household income prior to deployment
• The member, within six months of returning from active duty, has experienced a 10 percent loss, or greater, in income, compared to predeployment income, as a direct result of deployment
• The member was injured while serving on active duty and has been discharged from federal active duty and is actively seeking assistance through the United States Department of Veterans' Affairs with regard to disability compensation benefits or treatment, or both. Application for a cash grant under this section shall be submitted within 18 months of being released from federal military active duty, along with written substantiation demonstrating that the member's current financial hardship is a direct result of a military deployment and an injury sustained during the deployment. 

Donations and Support:

The California Military Family Relief Fund receives it's funding in the following two ways.
First - The California State tax form, California Form 540 c1 has a contributions section at Step 10.  Block number 63 is for the California Military Family Relief Fund. This allow individuals to donate part of their refund to our program.
Second - Donations sent directly to us from individuals, organizations or businesses are gladly accepted.

Mail Form to:  California National Guard, ATTN: CMFRF Box 37, P.O. Box 269101, Sacramento CA 95826-9101.

Fax Form to:  Commercial (916-854-3439),  DSN 466-3439